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Originally Posted by Kushan
What makes you say that? The SH1 can do 8 downstream channels versus the 4 on the Ambit 300. If 200Mbit becomes a thing, the Ambit 300 will struggle to hit that but the Superhub shouldn't have much of an issue.
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Qas' point was in terms of hardware, the Ambits tuner is capable of 16 channels and is only limited by firmware
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Originally Posted by Kushan
I think 100Mbps is being generous there, I wouldn't rate its wireless capabilities at all, but I think that's where we're butting heads here - I'm talking about it as a modem, not as a wireless router. I guess you're correct in saying that it's not good enough and thus needs to be replaced for better equipment but in terms of DOCSIS capabilities I don't think it's any less able than the SH2 and I'd say anyone with a SH1 in Modem mode isn't in any real need to replace it any time soon.
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the SH2 uses the same Puma 5 chip as the VMNG300, so in terms of being a modem, yeah about the same
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Originally Posted by Kushan
As I stated before, 8 DS channels versus 4 makes it more future proof than the Ambit 300.
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As above.
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Originally Posted by Kushan
I do actually agree with this, as I mentioned before, I should have made it clearer that I was talking about the modem side of the Superhub rather than its wireless capabilities. I guess I've just gotten used to seeing it as nothing other than a Modem.
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As above, it is no improvement
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Originally Posted by Kushan
That's right, I was surprised when I read about that as well and always hoped Virgin would use it as an opportunity to stick better wireless chips in a hardware refresh, but it never happened. I honestly can't see the techs going out and replacing wireless chips inside the SH2 though. It's too time consuming and it'd be faster to just swap it straight out and have someone replace the chips somewhere else to be sent out as "new" equipment.
Or they'll just do what they did with the SH1 and have a different model entirely. It would be a good opportunity to start pushing out DOCSIS3.1 hardware and it's been established that the 3.1 rollout would start with modems before anything else. Who knows, that makes sense so Virgin will probably do something else entirely.
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Agreed, as you point out, it is entirely impractical to have engineers modifying the CPE at the customers house. As you suggested they could be refurbed at a lower cost than having an entirely new unit produced. In terms of the SH1 I am glad they scrapped it and started again, though